Hear ‘Heartless’, Morgan Wallen + Diplo’s New Collaboration

Morgan Wallen is the latest of DJ Diplo's country collaborations. "Heartless" is the second song Diplo has released as part of a new project under the name Thomas Wesley; press play above to listen.

Wallen's echoing vocals and a sparse, lonely melody open "Heartless," and while the song picks up from there, it does so only slightly, its sound continuing to mimic the loneliness Wallen sings about in its lyrics. He's lamenting a "heartless" woman who can't seem to make up her mind.

"I’m ... just trying to do something totally off-the-cuff and different. They’re kinda like country, but I’m adding some of my flavor to make it unusual," the DJ explains. "It’s actually a hard thing to get some of these guys to take a chance, because country’s such an insular community, but I’m trying to do something a little bit different with the songwriting, just trying to experiment, y’know?"

In addition to making music solo, Diplo -- a native of Tupelo, Miss. -- has worked collaboratively as the EDM trio Major Lazer, the DJ duo Jack Ü and the pop group LSD. In 2019, he, Mark Ronson and Dua Lipa won the Best Dance Recording Grammy for their song "Electricity."